Where does “и” come from?

и (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Proto-Slavic jь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic iś, from Old Polish ić, from Proto-Slavic jьti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic eitei, from Proto-Indo-European h₁éyti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey- — to go.

и (Old Church Slavonic): and; him

Definitions

  1. and; him

Ancestry of “и”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicjьthis; he
2Proto-Balto-Slaviciśthis
3Old Polishićto go
4Proto-Slavicjьtito go
5Proto-Balto-Slaviceiteito go
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éytito go, to be going
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ey-to go

Words derived from “и”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁éyti →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic eitei →